The Jetsons had one (among other things), and you could, too — the PR2, a semi-humanoid robot, is very near being capable of doing the laundry from start to finish.

The PR2 runs on software based on the Robot Operating System (ROS), which has two basic “sides”. The operating system side, which is released under the terms of the BSD license, provides basic ...

The Willow Garage PR2 robot has been in development for over a year now, and it's finally available for purchase. Be aware, it's not cheap - you're going to be looking at $400,000 to purchase one.

The Korean electronics giant is among the first four customers for Silicon Valley startup Willow Garage's PR2: a human-sized, two-armed wheeled robot intended for academic and industrial robotics ...

Looking to build your own Bakebot using Willow Garage's PR2 robot development platform but can't quite scrape together the necessary $400k? Then we've got some good news for you. The company's now ...

So if the PR2 and ROS are such an awesome combination, what are the four new teams going to do with them? According to Willow Garage, Samsung will be using its purchase "to enhance their existing ...